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Post by Dick Mc on Jul 9, 2020 15:05:25 GMT -5
A little over three weeks and the pucks begin to fly again It is always a crap shoot but this time even more so. Boston looks tough as the co-favorite with TB at +650 each. The Pens with Guentzel back look like a good long shot at +1600. Any picks? BTW...I know most here were very happy the Captain decided to keep Blas:)
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Post by PierreC on Jul 9, 2020 15:19:43 GMT -5
I'm not in the mood for hockey...with what's going on with the Orange thing in your country...and the virus. How can they even think about resuming action when you never know when the next spike will come ??
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Post by jarvisredwing on Jul 9, 2020 21:02:08 GMT -5
Sports is a diversion just like any form of entertainment so I will be watching it. I have no idea who will come out on top as the teams are not in mid season form and there is little to no time to get your act together.
My only prediction: The Canadians lose the first round and win the first pick overall. This is consistent with my feeling that Bettman has rigged the system and it can't get any better for Hab fans than to pick their Quebec boy in the Montreal forum where the draft is being held this year. Prime Minister Trudeau just increased the budget deficit by 10 times and some those funds are going to Butthead to secure the first overall pick. That's my conspiracy theory and I'm sticking to it.
To everyone: Stay safe and stay well.
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Post by PierreC on Jul 9, 2020 23:21:45 GMT -5
Sports is a diversion just like any form of entertainment so I will be watching it. I have no idea who will come out on top as the teams are not in mid season form and there is little to no time to get your act together. My only prediction: The Canadians lose the first round and win the first pick overall. This is consistent with my feeling that Bettman has rigged the system and it can't get any better for Hab fans than to pick their Quebec boy in the Montreal forum where the draft is being held this year. Prime Minister Trudeau just increased the budget deficit by 10 times and some those funds are going to Butthead to secure the first overall pick. That's my conspiracy theory and I'm sticking to it. To everyone: Stay safe and stay well. "And the Montreal Canadian proudly select....Byfield !!"...remember Jarvis...Timmens doesn't particularly like players from the Quebec league...let alone a French Canadian !
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Post by jarvisredwing on Jul 10, 2020 7:11:39 GMT -5
It will be interesting to read the Montreal Press if he doesn't take the top rated player because he is from the Quebec league.
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Post by Dick Mc on Jul 11, 2020 13:57:34 GMT -5
LGRW!!!
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Post by redwings2017 on Jul 15, 2020 23:05:54 GMT -5
It will be interesting to read the Montreal Press if he doesn't take the top rated player because he is from the Quebec league.
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Post by redwings2017 on Jul 15, 2020 23:11:56 GMT -5
It will be interesting to read the Montreal Press if he doesn't take the top rated player because he is from the Quebec league. Remember back in the day the Habs had the chance to take Montreal boy Denis Savard first overall but instead took Doug Wickenheiser. Winnipeg took Babych and Chicago ended up with Denis Savard, one of the most exciting players to ever play the game. Montreal compounded the problem by trading for Savard when he was pretty much done. They gave up Chris Chelios who played 17 more years...13 of them as a stud.
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Post by jarvisredwing on Jul 16, 2020 17:04:17 GMT -5
Remember back in the day the Habs had the chance to take Montreal boy Denis Savard first overall but instead took Doug Wickenheiser. Winnipeg took Babych and Chicago ended up with Denis Savard, one of the most exciting players to ever play the game. Montreal compounded the problem by trading for Savard when he was pretty much done. They gave up Chris Chelios who played 17 more years...13 of them as a stud. =============================================================================================================
I forgot all about that. Savard was a deadly player. Imagine what he could have done in today's no hit environment. He and Datsyuk were two of the most creative players of all time IMO.
Hockey is not far away boys. I wonder what they will do for crowd noise.
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Post by PierreC on Jul 17, 2020 0:10:56 GMT -5
...Hockey is not far away boys. I wonder what they will do for crowd noise....
Kidding of course buddy Jarvis..there will be no crowd, how can they call this hockey..sports...entertainement if there is nobody in the arena ?
Again..i might look a bit at some games...and i feel like saying the heck with them, at least 8 teams, for suddenly being in playoffs with a chance to win the cup thanks to Bettman late night decision. That makes me hate more and more what Bettman is doing with the NHL.
Again...just imagine if the the Habs...or the Pens lose their first round series and win the first pick and Lafreniere..how would you feel ?...would you still be a Bettman fan ?...after the terrible season the Wings had, no tanking, simply not a good team....Crosby might have a great winger next season.... ...geez..i feel like watching a John Wayne film august first..
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Post by Dick Mc on Aug 1, 2020 10:57:58 GMT -5
A little over three MINUTES and the pucks begin to fly! Been far too long! Enjoy everyone! LGRW!!!
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Post by Dick Mc on Aug 1, 2020 14:32:23 GMT -5
Zibanejad is a bitch! Top five player in the league. McDavid...Kane....Kucherov....MacKinnon...and Z....Panarin, Pasternak and Draisaitl right there too. Sadly the Wings have nothing even close to any of these guys.
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Post by chris on Aug 2, 2020 12:31:56 GMT -5
Zibanejad is a bitch! Top five player in the league. McDavid...Kane....Kucherov....MacKinnon...and Z....Panarin, Pasternak and Draisaitl right there too. Sadly the Wings have nothing even close to any of these guys. Our "top" line looks like a decent second line on most playoff contending teams. And after our top line there ain't much there. Hope some of our picks start panning out and moving into the line up.
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Post by Dick Mc on Aug 7, 2020 13:31:23 GMT -5
A couple thoughts...dont believe in the common practice of starting a goalie with previous playoff experience and sitting your best goalie on the bench. Pittsburgh and CBus getting it right today. Vegas roiled the Blues. Expect them to win again Sunday!
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Post by number13 on Aug 20, 2020 14:27:19 GMT -5
I haven't watched any of it and I probably will not. Whoever wins this cheesy tournament and gets the cup will have a * COVID19 asterisk by it anyway. I'll wait and see how the fall starts. I haven't watch any sports since early March other than to check the MLB and NBA to see how they were doing it. The funny thing is after the initial withdraws I'm not really missing it, I now have plenty of free time for my interests other than hockey and sports in general. I'll be back when and if we start the 2020-2021 season.
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